Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the proper words.

　　It's raining hard o________. Some people are taking u________. Some are wearing raincoats. Others are s________ at home. They are looking out of the w________.

It’s raining hard. It’s a _____ day.

A．cold

B．warm

C．sunny

D．rainy

 

You may hear someone say, ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ We know it means it’s raining hard. Here is how it comes.
There are many large rats in a country. People need cats. But there are many mountains in the country. It’s hard for a plane to land (着陆）． So the cats come down by parachute（降落伞）．
In another country, the people need dogs to find people in the snow. Where can they get the dogs? You can guess. The dogs also come down by parachute.
These cats and dogs are helping the people. And the people often say it rains cats and dogs.
5. What does the sentence ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ mean?
A. We put the cats and the dogs in the sky.     B. It means ‘It’s raining hard’.
C. people like cats and dogs.                D. Cats and dogs are helping the people
6. Why do the cats come down by parachute?
A. Because it’s not safe (安全的).     B. Because there are many mountains in the country:
C. Because people need cats.        D. Because it’s quick to carry the cats.
7. From the article, we can know rats mean ________.
A. 大象          B. 猴子           C. 老鼠           D. 熊猫

A bus stops at a small bus stop. A man is hungry and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining(下雨) hard, he doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. “Come here, boy!” he cries. “Do you know how much the cakes are?” The boy says yes. The man gives the boy four dollars(美元) and asks him to buy two cakes. “One is for you and one is for me.” Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says: “Sorry, there is only one cake left.”

1.Where is the man?

A．He’s near the bus.	B．He is at home.
C．He’s in the bus.	D．He is in the car.

2.The man doesn’t want to go out because__________.

A．he is tired	B．he doesn’t like rain
C．he is hungry	D．it’s raining hard

3.How many cakes does the boy get?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

4.How much are they if we buy five cakes?

A．five dollars

B．Four dollars

C．Ten dollars

D．Fifteen dollars

5.What’s the result (结果)?

A．The man eats the cake.	B．The boy eats the cake.
C．The boy doesn’t eat the cake.	D．The boy and the man both eat the cakes.